Title :
SMOS Validation and the COSMOS Campaigns
Author :
Delwart, Steven ; Bouzinac, Catherine ; Wursteisen, Patrick ; Berger, Michael ; Drinkwater, Mark ; Martín-Neira, Manuel ; Kerr, Yann H.
Author_Institution :
Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk
fDate :
3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission is a joint ESA-CNES (F)-CDTI (E) mission within the ESA Living Planet Program, and it was the second ESA Earth Explorer Opportunity Mission to be selected. The mission objectives of SMOS are to provide soil moisture and ocean salinity observations for weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and the global freshwater cycle. This paper will describe the scientific campaigns performed to date, as well as the plans for the on-orbit calibration and validation activities.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; climatology; hydrological techniques; hydrology; moisture; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; seawater; soil; weather forecasting; COSMOS campaign; ESA Earth Explorer Opportunity Mission; ESA Living Planet Program; ESA-CNES (F)-CDTI (E) mission; SMOS mission; SMOS validation; Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission; climate monitoring; global freshwater cycle; ocean salinity observations; on orbit calibration; on orbit validation; soil moisture observations; weather forecasting; Earth; Land surface; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; SMOS mission; Samarium; Sea surface; Space missions; Space technology; Vegetation; Calibration; Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS); moisture measurement; radiometry; remote sensing; sea surface; sea surface salinity (SSS); soil; soil moisture (SM); validation; vicarious;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TGRS.2007.914811
